Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10

.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $306.26/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −72.38 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$306.26

18 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$140.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	350.00	1,846	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.04	1,737	10thin
Medium 1	526	286.45	1,507	5thin
Medium 2	550	210.00	1,155	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $691 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

306.26

—

NC average9 barns · 194 hd

302.32

+3.94

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−72.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,656	198.13	3,282	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	158.42	2,056	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,104	142.31	1,571	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	125.31	1,011	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,835	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	344.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	358.70/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	342.56/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.76/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	313.70/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	380.23/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	303.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	330.58/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	322.97/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	363.72/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	399.56/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	387.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	311.29/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	256.31/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	175.17/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,365	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	112.92/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,162	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	171.07/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	207.04/cwt	200.00–217.50	3,410	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	192.79/cwt	189.00–196.00	3,204	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	137.88/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,548	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	106.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	287.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	358	306.29/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	481	325.71/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	210	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	620	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	628	306.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,924	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	269.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,282	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	307.22/cwt	304.50–310.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	327.75/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	352.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,834.63/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	293.02/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	379.79/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	269.73/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	727	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	334.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	509	283.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	369	280.37/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,035	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	677	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	486	359.13/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	628	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Jul 21, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 202Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10

.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	344.81
2	350–400	370	357.50–360.00	358.70
2	400–450	440	337.50–347.50	342.56
2	450–500	473	335.00–350.00	342.14
7	500–550	508	314.00–330.00	327.75
2	550–600	568	321.00–325.00	322.97
2	600–650	608	302.50–320.00	311.29
3	650–700	667	280.00–285.00	281.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	304.50–310.00	307.22
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	369	265.00–295.00	280.37
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	481	315.00–330.00	325.71
2	500–550	520	280.00–295.00	287.43
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	275.14
3	650–700	677	245.00–250.00	246.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	269.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	473	387.50–390.00	388.76
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	560	360.00–367.50	363.72
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	685	307.50–320.00	313.70
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	955	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–355.00	352.63
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	628	300.00–315.00	306.35
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	412.50	412.50
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	328	392.50–410.00	399.56
2	350–400	360	375.00–400.00	387.85
2	400–450	420	375.00–385.00	379.94
2	450–500	470	370.00–390.00	379.79
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	615	310.00–315.00	312.54
5	650–700	655	292.50–295.00	293.02
8	700–750	729	268.00–280.00	269.73
2	750–800	763	252.50–260.00	256.31
1	850–900	885	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	323	370.00–390.00	380.23
5	500–550	506	315.00–337.50	330.58
5	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	303.50
2	600–650	633	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	300.00–312.50	306.29
2	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	334.82
3	450–500	486	357.50–362.50	359.13
4	500–550	509	280.00–285.00	283.69
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	727	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	155.00–160.00	157.51
3	—	1,350	171.00–179.00	175.17
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	109.00–117.00	112.92
3	—	1,167	167.00–178.00	171.07
1	—	1,065	209.00	209.00
8	—	1,123	130.00–148.00	137.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
2	—	840	125.00–133.00	128.98
2	—	800	104.00–110.00	106.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	200.00–217.50	207.04
5	—	1,662	189.00–196.00	192.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,834.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,500.00	2,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle